Craig Simpson

Dispatch from Sudan: In a Khartoum ruin, a plaque split by shellfire bears fragments of a name: Charles George Gordon Sudan wants UK help to rebuild this ravaged palace - where the ongoing civil war began, and where Gordon of Khartoum made his last stand telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/1…

Excl: African nations are lobbying countries across the world to accuse Britain of playing a key part in “the worst crime in history”. Delegates in New York are pushing states including China to reach an agreement on the Transatlantic Slave Trade telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/1…

EXCL: Africa could exploit international law to secure slavery reparations from Britain African Union wants ICJ case to replicate the successful legal strategy that pushed Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government to hand over the Chagos Islands. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

New from Sudan: The search Lord Kitchener… A missing bust of Lord Kitchener’s is being pursued by the Sudanese under a national effort to trace artefacts looted during the country’s bloody civil war. Intelligence services are hunting stolen artefacts. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/2…

EXCL: British petrolheads are being asked to help restore a Rolls-Royce used by Queen Elizabeth II that was machine-gunned during Sudan’s civil war. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/1…

🇸🇩 The bullet-riddled ruin in Khartoum was once the centre of British colonial rule in Sudan. Now, Sudan wants Britain’s help to preserve the site where General Gordon was cut down by rebels in 1885. Read more from @Craig_Simpson_ here ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/1…

@DalrympleWill So the refutation of the British Museum removing "Palestine" from labels is... the director of The British Museum personally confirming that the word "Palestine" was removed from labels?

I've just been chatting with Nick Cullinan, the excellent new director of the British Museum, and I'm very relieved to say that the story put by the Daily Telegraph about the BM cancelling the name Palestine is a complete misrepresentation of the facts: "To reassure you we are not removing mention from Palestine from our labels," Nick told me. "Indeed, we have a display on at the moment about Palestine and Gaza. "I know this is something our curators have thought long and hard about - as you can imagine. We amended two panels in our ancient Levant gallery last year during a regular gallery refresh, when some wording was amended to reflect historical terms. "To be honest, the even more frustrating and concerning thing is that I knew nothing about this until yesterday and has only been explained to me this morning. I hadn’t even seen that [UK Lawyers for Israel] letter despite asking for it until this morning. I’m disgusted by the whole thing." The question remains why the Daily Telegraph would put out such a mischief-making story without first fact checking it with the Directors office.

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Emmanuel Macron faces a legal challenge to his Bayeux Tapestry deal amid fears British potholes could destroy the mediaeval artwork telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/2…

‘Vibrations and shocks’ en route to British Museum could damage 11th-century artwork, warn French conservationists Find out more here ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/2…

🎭 Playwrights have been offered a £2,000 prize to create new work that focuses on artistic merit over Left-wing messaging or current trends Find out more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/1…

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Developers have submitted an application to build 12 flats blocking Talland House's view of Godrevy Lighthouse! I would be very grateful if you could make an objection. The view was central to VW’s imagination and writings planning.cornwall.gov.uk/online-applica…

Lawrence of Arabia’s portraits have been given trigger warnings for the cultural appropriation of Arab clothing Full story ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/1…

State-funded computer game is warning teenagers that they risk being referred to the Prevent counter-terror programme if they question mass migration telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/0…

The annual “Decolonise Fest” music event for “punx of colour” aims to undo the harms of colonialism and “dismantle white supremacy” in the punk music scene Read more about their message 👇 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/0…